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"That was a neat pass, Dave," Clark said.

The three men were all grouped up in front of Emma's bed as they watched the highlights from the match on Mateo's tablet, they also made sure to create enough space for Emma to see what was going on without having to stress herself.

"Yeah, but it wouldn't have mattered if Mateo hadn't done so well to put it away neatly," Dave said.

"Yeah, that was some neat finishing," Clark said. "But I'm still going to say it."

"Say what?" Dave asked.

"You would have gotten your first clean sheet for the season and Mateo would have gotten his first career hat trick if you had kept your focus on the match for the full ninety minutes," Clark said.

"Then you should blame the robbers because when someone you care about, getting worried is a given even though some people overdo it," Mateo said, turning his gaze to Dave.

"Can you guys stop talking about who got worried and who overdid it, please?" Emma requested.

"Those stupid robbers," Dave grumbled.